1. And Abraham was old, and advanced in age; and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
2. And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh,
3. and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of the heavens and the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am dwelling;
4. but thou shalt go to my land and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
5. And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I, then, bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed?
6. And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son thither again.